Liam Brady's last-gasp penalty at the Heysel Stadium rescued a point for the visitors after Frank Stapleton had cancelled out Nico Claesen's opener only for Scifo to restore the lead 19 minutes from time.

Luis Oliveira set Belgium on their way in the return leg, but Ireland were back in it when Ray Houghton - so often the hero - equalised 13 minutes after the restart only for Nilis to win it in controversial style when referee Gunter Benko overturned a throw-in decision which left the visitors off guard.